Monday, 28 September 2015

Cadenheads September 2015

Cadenheads in September – some of it didn’t last long enough to get to try (the Royal Brackla), some is selling so quick there’s no tasting stock (the Cambus) and luckily the Burnside was already open! These are all rather good though, if it wasn’t for the whisky show at the weekend, first Friday at SMWS and the threat of another 45+ bottle outturn in November I’d be struggling not to walk away with all of these. For the money, the Glen Elgin and Blair Athol are just amazing. The Glenrothes is a big vanilla beauty that comes close to matching that small old bourbon cask in the dunnage warehouse at the distillery. The Linkwood is epic.

There’s some good stuff coming next time too – a 20 year old Caol Ila, a 23 year old Caperdonich hopefully, and another 13 year old Hazelburn. Remember, in the whisky world, Christmas is coming… be very afraid!